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JoiiDial of Agr/c/tli//re. 



[lo June, 1909. 



connected witli its production and marketing has, therefore, a direct rela- 

 tion to the development of irrigation, for the l>enefits of irrigation depend 

 \\h()ll\ 111)011 the character of the crops grown. 



Importance of Good Seed. 

 The fust thing to lie cc^nsidereil is seed. We need pure seed and a 

 variety suited to this soil and climate. To .secure these we must begin to 

 grow our own seed and to develop tvpes adapted to home conditions. 

 Victoria is already showing the ill effects of depending wholl\ on other 

 States or other countries for seed. This is shown in the large number of 

 fields infested with dodder and in the reduced yields due to sowing inferior 



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2. IIAY .SU'EEP gathering LV LOAD FROM WINROW S. 



varieties. Great benefits will result frrim a systematic mo\ement to grow 

 and improve our own seed. 



The price and the assured demand make this worth the attention of 

 ihe Victorian farmer. This sea.son over too tons will l)e imported at a 



3. HAV SWEEP CAR'KYING LOAD TO STACKER. 



cost to farmers of alioui ^10,000. This is the situation when the grow- 

 ing of this crop is in its infancy. Its acreage is certain to extend wdth 

 the extension of irrigation aiul with the recognition of the value of the 

 crop in the sections of amjjle rainl.dl. It seems likelv that all the seed 

 that will \n- grown for several years will tind a home market. 



